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| 426389000 | Per se removal of food product from mold, container or receptacle | 57 |
| 20080254178 | ICE CREAM SCOOP AND METHOD - An ice cream scoop includes a scooping bowl and a handle coupled to the scooping bowl. The scoop defines a confection retention enclosure for receiving a candy confection therein. An aperture is provided for dispensing the confection out of the enclosure. A removable plug is used to cover the aperture to selectively permit and prevent the confection from being dispensed out of the enclosure. The retention enclosure may be transparent or translucent to permit viewing of the confection located therein. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080274243 | BAKING PAN - A baking pan that includes a main support structure and a plurality of baking wells are disposed within the main support structure, wherein the plurality of baking wells combine to form a decorative shape. The baking pan is used to create decorative cakes. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080292759 | Apparatus and Method for Processing and Distribution of Peishable Food Products - A method of processing and distributing perishable food products, including the steps of processing the primals and storing in a central location until ordered, a method of containerization of meat products including compression and storage, a method of processing meat products including chilling and monitoring demand, for the meat, a method of processing food products including modifying the atmosphere in the container and altering pressure as necessary, a method of loading containers into a vehicle comprising separate conveying means for loading and unloading, and a conveyor sorting apparatus having an endless belt and an article contacting surface moving substantially perpendicular to the primary conveyor. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090011098 | Process and apparatus for producing shaped frozen confections - A process for shaping a frozen confectionery product is provided, the process comprising: extruding a frozen confection from a filling means comprising a nozzle and a cutting means into a cavity which is in fluid communication with the nozzle; moving the cavity relative to the filling means so that the cutting means shears the frozen confection and thereby cuts it; and removing the frozen confection from the cavity, characterized in that the cross-section of the cutting means, when viewed along the direction of relative motion of the cavity and the cutting means is not a straight line. An apparatus for performing the process is also provided. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090068329 | DEPANNING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Depanning devices and methods of using the depanning devices are provided. In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides a device comprising a rotatable support and a grid attached to the support. The grid comprises one or more movable gates and defines one or more passages. The device can further comprise a tray defining one or more recessed portions. The tray is removably attachable to the rotatable support. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090092719 | USING FOOD SERVING TRAY ASSEMBLY HAVING DISPOSAL OPENING WITH DEEP SERVING WELLS - Serving food includes arranging, on a hand portable serving tray assembly, food that generates food waste when eaten; and releasably coupling the receptacle platter and serving platter in two different configurations including a serving configuration, wherein the receptacle platter is located below the serving platter and they collectively define a substantially enclosed interior space for receiving food waste; and a transport configuration, wherein the receptacle platter is located above and extends over the serving platter and serves as a cover. The serving platter has a peripheral wall and dividing walls defining and separating the serving wells. All are approximately equal in height. The receptacle platter has a peripheral wall and dividers shorter than the peripheral wall, and each divider aligns with and engages a respective dividing wall such that two wells are isolated from one another when the food serving tray assembly is in the transport configuration. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090110790 | Cake removal plate - A square shaped cake removal having four outer edges of approximately twelve (12) inches in length and formed of a single piece of material with a uniform thickness throughout of approximately ½ inch to 1 full inch. The material further including a centrally located aperture cut into and through the plate, the centrally located aperture also square in shape and having four inner edges, each of a preferred length of approximately two to two and one-half (2 to 2½) inches on all four sides. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090208621 | Cooking Appliance - Appliance for cooking food articles, which comprises a container for receiving an amount of the food articles to be cooked and an amount of cooking liquid sufficient to only partially immerse the food articles therein. The container has a discharge and comprising an opening for discharging the cooked food articles and a cover for closing the opening during the cooking operation. The appliance also comprises a helical paddle; a shaft on which the paddle is mounted, such that shaft is rotatably supported by the container; a motor for driving the shaft; means for causing the motor to drive the shaft in either the cooking direction or the discharging direction; and a support for supporting the container in a slightly slanted position wherein the front end of the shaft is slightly higher than the rear end thereof. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100055272 | MOULDING - The invention provides methods and moulding devices for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff which is suitable for human consumption, in particular from a mass of meat, in particular chicken. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100092633 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WRAPPED FOOD PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - A method for manufacturing food products, such as mousse products, comprises the steps of:
| 04-15-2010 |
| 20100173052 | DOUGH FORMING AND CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method is provided for forming and cutting a dough sheet into a plurality of generally spherically shaped, boule-type dough products in a continuous process. The apparatus includes a rotatable drum and a plurality of cutter molds disposed on the rotatable drum for engaging, shaping and severing dough from the sheet as the dough sheet moves along the dough travel path. Each of the cutter molds including a peripheral edge portion, a base portion and a curved, annular side wall defining a concave, generally bowl-shaped internal cavity, with the peripheral edge portion establishing a cutting edge for the cutter mold. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100209575 | Linear Actuator Assisted Knockout Mechanism for a Food Patty Forming Machine - A knockout mechanism for a food patty forming machine with one or more knockout cups for ejecting formed food from a cavity of a reciprocating mold plate. A rocker arm moves the knockout cup between a raised position and a knockout position. A linear actuator applies force to the knockout cup to move the knockout cup from the raised position to the knockout position. A spring also applies force on the rocker arm to move the knockout cup. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100239728 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AND EMPTYING BEVERAGE PREPARATION HOLDERS - A system for preparing a predetermined amount of beverage suitable for consumption, which system is provided with an exchangeable holder ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100239729 | MULTI-EDGE BAKING PAN - The present invention is directed to a baking pan for baking brownies or other foods in which substantially each side of the baked good has a crisp edge, the pan comprising a removable bottom surface, a plurality of sidewalls comprising a plurality of sidewall segments, a plurality of towers joined to said bottom surface and rising therefrom and not touching any of the sidewalls, and a single baking cavity formed by the bottom surface, the plurality of sidewalls and the plurality of towers, wherein said towers and sidewalls define a plurality of baking compartments and a plurality of passages connecting said baking compartments. The present invention further relates to a method of baking brownies comprising providing the pan of the present invention, depositing a batter or food product into said baking cavity, baking the batter or food product, and forming a food item with crisp edges. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100239730 | COLLAPSIBLE CHEESE CONTAINER - Embodiments described herein provide a system for molding cheese having a pressboard for compressing cheese in a cheese mold. The pressboard includes spring alignment features to align a set of leaf springs that help ensure even compression of the cheese. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100303979 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD PRODUCTS FORMED BY COUPLED COMPLEMENTARY PARTS - The complementary parts of food products destined to be coupled together are located on the frontal surfaces of half-moulds travelling on two different loop conveyor lines. The first conveyor line extends, at least partially, above the second, so to be included within the surface area occupied by the second line itself. Spatial occupation is further reduced since, downstream to the coupling station, the coupled half-moulds travel with the same spacing step that they had before coupling, with additional advantages in terms of energy absorption and advancing velocity in a successive thermal conditioning station, such as a refrigerating tunnel. One of the half-moulds can be removed upstream to the thermal conditioning station, resulting in an additional reduction in energy absorption since needless subjecting of the half-mould to the thermal cycle to which the products are subjected is avoided. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100303980 | PACKAGING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR SANDWICH FOOD PRODUCTS - A sealed dispensing apparatus suitable for packaging and dispensing a single service portion of a food product. The food product is contained within an inner container cavity formed by an outer cover and a center member. Draw means are provided for transferring a force from the user to the outer cover, whereby the force peels the outer cover from the center section, thus folding the outer cover over itself as it is removed from the center section. The food product is dispensed when the inner container is opened by removing the outer cover from the center member. An optional outer container seals and holds portions of bread or other sandwich portions while the inner container is located therebetween. Box means holds the combination formed by the inner container and the outer container as well as optional condiments. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110097461 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CELLULOSE ENCASED SAUSAGES - A method of producing cellulose encased sausages where an encased sausage is partially cooked, the partially cooked sausage is hot peeled, and the cooking of the peeled sausage is finished in its packaging. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097462 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CELLULOSE ENCASED SAUSAGES - The invention relates to a method for producing preformed peeled packed sausages, comprising the steps of subsequently: A) heating an encased sausage; B) peeling a casing from the sausage at higher surface temperatures; and C) packing the peeled sausage. The invention also relates to a production device for producing preformed peeled packed sausages with such a method. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110151082 | FOOD PRODUCT FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS - The present invention is related to a food product-forming apparatus, with a movable form-body, in which the food product is formed, and a knock out cup, which executes a knock-out-movement, that removes the food product from the form-body, whereas the knock out cup comprises an at least partially permeable bottom, through which a fluid-medium can be ejected and whereas, during the knock-out movement, a fluid-medium cushion is created, at least temporarily beneath the permeable bottom. The present invention furthermore comprises a process for the production of food products. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110165296 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ICE-CANDY - An ice-candy forming container is provided which produces ice-candies having a complicated shape copying the face of a cartoon character or the like with higher quality and without a loss in shape. A forming container includes a first mold having a pattern portion formed in one face thereof, and a second mold configured to slide over and along the one face of the first mold, in a close contact relation, in directions designated by arrows A | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110165297 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ICE-CANDY IN AN ICE-CANDY MOLDING CONTAINER - An ice-candy forming container is provided which produces ice-candies having a complicated shape copying the face of a cartoon character or the like with higher quality and without a loss in shape. A forming container includes a first mold having a pattern portion formed in one face thereof, and a second mold configured to slide over and along the one face of the first mold, in a close contact relation, in directions designated by arrows A | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110250329 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CITRUS SNACK USING REDUCED PRESSURE DRYING - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing citrus snacks. In this method, citrus fruits are sliced in a natural state and dried under reduced pressure so that the citrus fruits may be dried while containing the same nutrients as when fresh, thereby avoiding nutritional damage due to high temperature drying. Further, the citrus fruits containing various nutrients are provided to users in a snack form that allows more convenient ingestion, so that the citrus fruits may be easily ingested by children and the elderly to whom the supply of nutrition is essential. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110262604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BLOCKS OF CHEESE - A method for producing blocks of cheese from curd, wherein a curd mass is deposited in at least one cheese mold provided with a follower and in the at least one cheese mold is subjected to a vacuum treatment and pressing treatment, which pressing treatment is carried out while the at least one cheese mold is situated in a holder in which a vacuum prevails, wherein the vacuum treatment comprises at least a first and a second step, wherein in the first step in the holder with the aid of vacuum pump means a vacuum with a first vacuum pressure is created to draw air and whey entrained with the air from the curd mass, and in the second step the vacuum pressure in the holder is reduced further to a second vacuum pressure, which has a value at which the whey present in the curd mass starts to boil and residual air and free whey are pushed from the curd mass. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110311692 | Portable hand-held container for dispensing a food mixture - A portable container is described for use in consuming a mixture of cereal and milk. The container includes an open-top receptacle divided into a cereal side and a milk side by an angled divider wall that includes an opening to permit milk to flow between the receptacle's cereal and milk sides, and a lid with a discharge opening in communication with the receptacle cereal side. A spoon-shaped mouthpiece is attached to the outer surface of the lid along the inner side of the discharge opening. In use, cereal and milk are mixed together in the receptacle with the wetted cereal being held on the cereal side of the divider wall. When the container is tilted, excess milk flows to the milk side of the receptacle and wetted cereal slides along the divider wall through the discharge opening and onto the mouthpiece for consumption. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110318462 | Method and Apparatus For An Ice Cream Scooper - A method and apparatus for an ice cream scooper. The apparatus includes at least four tines. The four tines are mechanically coupled to a retractable handle, and the retractable handle has a first position and a second position. The first position causes the four tines to be held in an open arrangement and the second position causes the four tines to be held in a closed arrangement. Each of the four tines is shaped to enable penetration of an ice cream surface when a downward force is applied to the retractable handle while the retractable handle is in the first position and the four tines are set in the open arrangement. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120009316 | TURKEY BLANKET/LIFTER - A cooking aid and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The cooking aid includes a piece of foil for wrapping around a turkey or other fowl or food to serve as a cooking blanket to retain heat and moisture, and also serve as a lifter for lifting the fowl out of a roasting pan. The foil typically includes one or more pleated sections having panels folded along longitudinal folds which may be unfolded to expand the piece of foil. The foil may include left and right pleated sections with a central section of the foil therebetween. Drain holes are typically formed in the central section, which may also be embossed with logos or the like. Axial sections of the foil may be folded at an axial fold to overlay one another. Portions of the foil may be formed into rolled handles to help lift the fowl. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120076903 | Post-Supported Covers for Food Trays - A food warming apparatus includes one or more heating compartments that can hold one or more trays, each covered by a cover, each tray containing previously cooked food portions. One or more supports are disposed inside a heating compartment. A support includes one or more guide members and one or more stop members. A cover includes one or more engagement sections. Without a tray, the cover rests on the one or more stop members. When a tray is inserted into the receiving space defined by the cover and the support, the cover is lifted. The one or more engagement sections engage the one or more guide members to guide the upward motion of the cover. The cover then rests on the tray to at least partially block an open top of the tray, thereby restricting evaporation of liquids from the previously cooked food portions contained therein. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120093987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BAKED PRODUCTS - A baking mold consists of a first exterior element having at least one first baking cavity, a second exterior element having at least one second baking cavity, and an intermediate supportive element having at least one operational channel The intermediate supportive element is disposed between the first and second exterior elements in such a manner that the first and second baking cavities and the operational channel form a continuous baking chamber adapted to accommodate a baked product. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120107470 | String Cheese Cutting System - A string cheese-forming machine provides for extrusion of cheese into control volumes, for example, implemented with tubes each movably blocked with a piston having a stop. Complete filling of each tube is detected before ejection of the cheese from the tubes is undertaken, thereby ensuring consistent product volume and weight. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120231132 | Diagonal linkage knock out - A diagonal knock out system that is designed to remove mold food portions from a mold plate in a direction other than vertical. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120237652 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FROZEN CONFECTIONS - Process for producing frozen confections, comprising the steps of a) filling a mould, having a mould bottom, mould walls and an open mold top, with the substance to be frozen; b) freezing said substance into a frozen confection; c) releasing said frozen confection from the mould; characterized in that the mould is filled through at least one opening in the lower part of the mould walls or in the mould bottom and apparatus for producing frozen confections. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120237653 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MULTI-LAYER FROZEN CONFECTIONS - Process for producing multi-layer frozen confections, comprising the steps of a. filling a first mold, having a mold bottom, mold walls and an open mould top, at least partly with at least one first substance to be frozen; b. freezing said at least one substance into a frozen part; c. releasing said frozen part from the first mold; d. positioning said frozen part in the first mold or in a further mold having a mold bottom, mold walls and an open mold top, leaving room between the frozen part and the mold bottom and mold walls; e. feeding at least one further substance to be frozen into the first mold during or after step d) or into the further mold before, during or after step d); f. freezing the frozen part and the further substance into a unitary frozen confection; and g. releasing said unitary frozen confection from the first or further mold, wherein the molds are filled through at least one opening in the mold walls or the mold bottom and apparatus for producing pieces of frozen substance, in particular multilayer frozen confections. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120244265 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Preparing Food in Packages Having Integral Compartments - Food packaging of the present invention is particularly adapted for microwave, conventional oven, stove top and boiler cooking techniques and includes an integral pocket or trap compartment for receiving fluids created by the cooking process, such as grease. Embodiments further include food packaging having food compartments that may contain food products that may be individually selected and/or combined together to form combination food products. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120276262 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING STERILIZED FOOD PRODUCT - A method is for handling a sterilized food product including sterilizing an intermodal container comprising a rigid shell with opposed closed ends and a discharge port in one of the closed end, and aseptically filling the intermodal container with the sterilized food product. The method further includes transporting the filled intermodal container while maintaining the sterilized food product in aseptic conditions. In addition, the method may include, at an emptying site, moving the intermodal container to an incline angle of at least 8 degrees from horizontal, and emptying the sterilized food product from the discharge port. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130022721 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INHIBITING LEAKAGE BETWEEN A SURFACE AND A SHAPING OBJECT - In some embodiments of the invention, systems and methods relate to a container formed by a compressible mat and flexible strip. The strip can be formed into a closed shape, positioned on top of the compressible mat and pressed into the mat. A crevice can thereby formed along a bottom edge of the strip. The crevice can prevent material poured into the formed closed area from leaking underneath the strip. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130029019 | ICE POP MAKER WIITH REMOVABLE MOLD INSERT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An ice pop making apparatus for rapid or “on demand” ice pop production involves an apparatus and method whereby one or more mold inserts are removable from the ice pop making apparatus subsequent to an edible product being frozen in the mold insert. The mold insert is exposed to ambient conditions or a fluid bath or stream to release the edible material from the mold insert. The mold insert may be cleaned and/or filled remotely from the ice pop making apparatus so that the ice pop making apparatus will be kept clean and there is no cross-contamination of edible products or flavors between consecutive batches of ice pops. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130034641 | Non-Rigid Food Packaging Product with Fill Line - This disclosure describes a food packaging product constructed of a non-rigid material. Initially, an interior cavity of the food packaging product contains a food product. To prepare the food product for consumption, a consumer opens the food packaging product and empties the food product into a container. After emptying the food product into the container, the consumer pours a liquid into the interior cavity of the food packaging product such that a top surface of the liquid is substantially level with a fill line marked on the food packaging product. The fill line is visible on the interior cavity of the food packaging product. The material of the food packaging product prevents the liquid from leaking out of the interior cavity of the food packaging product. The consumer then pours the liquid into the container, thereby creating a mixture of the food product and the liquid. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130071531 | MOBILE MUFFIN CONTAINER - It is disclosed a container for storing muffins and for their serving. The container includes a bottom, a cover attachable to the bottom, and doors connected to the cover. In a closed state, the door defines together with the bottom and with the cover a sealed compartment for storing the muffins, which are disposed in dishes. In an opened state, most of the stored cakes are accessible for being taken out of the compartment. The dishes have several cake concavities of substantially uniform shape. The bottom may be a baking dish of six or more concavities. The cover includes a handle for carrying the container. The cover is locked to the bottom, and the door is locked to the cover. The container may have an oval or round shape. In a round container, the door is slidably connected to the cover. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130259991 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTARY MOLDING - A rotary molding system for molding food products, mold cavities formed when a mold shell rotates mold shapes disposed along the mold shell into a fill position between a fill plate and a wear plate. Molded food products are removed from mold cavities using knock-out cups, the use of air pressure, or the use of a vacuum source disposed below the mold cavity, without the need to slow the rotation of the mold shell. Knock-out cups may be used with a heating system to reduce accumulation of unwanted materials on the knock-out cups. The rotary molding system can also be used to form products with contoured surfaces. A smart tagging system can be used to ensure that compatible sets of mold shells and knock out cups are being used. A vacuum region may be disposed upstream of the fill position to remove air within the mold cavity prior to filling. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130280393 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION WITH AN INTERLEAVER - The present invention relates to an apparatus for the formation of products comprising an edible material, preferably meat and an interleaver. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130295252 | Methods and Devices for Making Pre-Cooked Eggs Having a Natural Appearance - The present invention includes methods and devices for mass producing cooked, cooled egg products having a grill fried egg appearance. One device includes a portion for positioning whole, intact, shelled eggs positioned laterally across and above a cooking mold conveyor, and a portion for cracking the eggshells and depositing the eggs into cooking molds on the conveyor. Some devices and methods include an egg yolk splitter for rupturing the egg yolk sac to deposit a whole egg having a ruptured egg yolk into each mold. Other devices and methods include irregular shaped egg molds for providing a mass produced cooked egg having a natural, irregular shaped outlines and/or surfaces. Devices and methods according to the present invention can be used to produce irregular, outlined shaped cooked egg products including whole eggs, formulated eggs, or eggs made from scrambled egg mixes. The pre-cooked eggs can be delivered pathogen free to fast food establishments and reheated for consumers in less time than required to cook the egg. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130337126 | Food Item Support and Method of Displaying a Food Item - A confectionary food article support is disclosed that comprises a structure having a letter, number, or symbol shape. The device displays food articles along its upper surface and in alignment with its shape. The support comprise a raise upper surface and an article support means therealong, wherein the support means comprise either discrete apertures or an elongated channel for a plurality of food articles to be placed and aligned therein. The exact symbol can be chosen from any number of recognizable symbols, while several supports of differing shape may be displayed adjacent to one another to form an overall message or phrase. It is desired to disclose a food article support, and particularly a support for cupcakes, that provides a decorative and functional design, whereby the support may serve for simply display purposes, or further the support material may be suitable for use as a baking pan and display article. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130337127 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR FOOD PRODUCT CASING REMOVAL - An automated casing removal system for removing the casing of encased food products supported on a support frame. An inclined surface on the support frame has a staging area onto which encased food product is loaded. The staging area has a cutting member moveable along a portion of the length of the staging area, and a stop mechanism downstream from the cutting member on the inclined surface. The stop mechanism extends within a plane which intersects the inclined surface to prevent the food product from moving down the inclined surface. The staging area has retaining member upstream of the stop mechanism which retains the casing to unravel the casing from the food product as the food product rolls down the inclined surface when the stop mechanism is removed. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130337128 | FOOD FORMING DRUM - The present invention relates to a food forming drum comprising a multitude of rows of cavities. The present invention further relates to the process of manufacturing the inventive drum. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140017371 | Baking Pan Assembly - A baking pan assembly including a frame with at least three contiguous walls defining an upper opening and a lower opening, and having a lip at least partially bordering the lower opening. The assembly further includes at least one removable sheet sized to block the lower opening of the frame, and at least one divider array sized to rest on the sheet within the frame. The array defines a plurality of compartments to receive goods to be baked. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140106041 | METHOD OF MOLDING A FOOD PRODUCT - A method of in-molding a food item in a package defining at least one cavity for holding the food item and having an opening for accessing the food item. Liquid food product is introduced into the at least one cavity and allowed to solidify to form a solid food product, which is then unseated. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140220201 | SLOTTED BATTER SPATULA - The present disclosure relates to a utensil that can be used to manipulate batter. In one embodiment, the utensil is a slotted batter spatula that comprises: (i) an elongated handle comprising a front end and a back end; (ii) a fork-shaped head attached to the front end of the elongated handle, said fork-shaped head having at least two substantially parallel tines; and (iii) a slotted head cover mounted over the fork-shaped head so that a slot of the head cover extends between each of the substantially parallel tines of the fork-shaped head. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manipulating batter with the slotted batter spatula. This method involves using the slotted batter spatula to lift, spread, stir, scrape, move, and/or remove batter from one or more surface. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140242230 | INCREMENTAL EATING TOOL - An incremental eating tool. The incremental eating tool can include a container having at least one sidewall enclosing an interior cavity having an open end, and a tray having a first end and a second end. The tray can be sized to fit in the interior cavity of the container and can be slidably removable therefrom. The tray can include a longitudinal spine and a plurality of flaps, each flap including a pair of side edges, the flaps being attached to and extending laterally outward from the spine. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140242231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTARY MOLDING - A rotary molding system for molding food products, mold cavities formed when a mold shell rotates mold shapes disposed along the mold shell into a fill position between a fill plate and a wear plate. Molded food products are removed from mold cavities using knock-out cups, the use of air pressure, or the use of a vacuum source disposed below the mold cavity, without the need to slow the rotation of the mold shell. Knock-out cups may be used with a heating system to reduce accumulation of unwanted materials on the knock-out cups. The rotary molding system can also be used to form products with contoured surfaces. A smart tagging system can be used to ensure that compatible sets of mold shells and knock out cups are being used. A vacuum region may be disposed upstream of the fill position to remove air within the mold cavity prior to filling. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150044340 | FLATBREAD MACHINE WITH AN AUTOMATIC FLATBREAD PREPARATION METHOD BASED ON DOUGH CAPSULES AND A PACKAGING SYSTEM - An automated preparation of flatbread, particularly tortillas, by an apparatus for includes packing dough portions in capsules for enabling the dough to be suitable for extended refrigerated and unrefrigerated storage. The capsules are gas-tight sealed with a foil and conveyed in upside-down position on a conveyor belt. The foil is removed by two adjacent shafts which grip the foil and tear it off. The capsule is then positioned on a holding ring and the dough portion falls downwardly onto a lower pressing and baking plate. An upper pressing and baking plate swivels downwardly by an actuator for pressing and baking the dough. After lifting the upper plate away, the finished flat bread glides out of the apparatus. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150086687 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING AND CUTTING ANIMAL FEED AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH AN APPARATUS - An apparatus for mixing and cutting animal feed comprising a container with a side wall, a rotary mixing and cutting device positioned inside the container and arranged to be driven by a driving unit. At least one counter element is provided at the sidewall. The apparatus comprises positioning device for moving the counter element between a retracted position and an inserted position, and a control unit to control the positioning device of the counter element and arranged to determine an indication of the amount of power consumed by the driving units for driving the rotary mixing and cutting device and to control positioning device based on the determined indication of the amount of power. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150314896 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING PORTIONS OF A FOOD MASS - A method for separating portions of a food mass ( | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150327709 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FOOD PRODUCTS - A device for producing a prepared food product, wherein the device comprises at a demolding position of the prepared food product, at least one nozzle for ejecting a fluid to form a fluid jet, said nozzle being positioned so that, in use, the fluid jet impinges at an impingement position of the recipient so that a fluid film is produced, wherein the impingement position extends along at least part of a contact edge between the prepared food product and the inner surface of the recipient and is arranged such that the fluid film reaches the recipient and extends between the food product and the inner surface of the recipient, wherein a volumetric flow rate and dimension of the fluid jet are arranged to permit loosening the heated food product from at least part, and preferably all, of the inner surface of the recipient. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150342414 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING UNIFORM SERVING PORTIONS IN A PAN-PREPARED COMESTIBLE - System for removing a pan-prepared comestible from a pan and dividing the comestible into desired portions includes an article including a substrate with portions thereof placed between a pan-prepared comestible, such as a baked or chilled item, and portions of the substrate extending beyond at least two sides of the pan, which define handles for lifting the pan-prepared comestible from the pan. The system includes indicia which includes printed, raised or embossed markings, indicators, or symbols visible on the substrate beyond the bounds of the comestible once separated from the pan, and which define portioning lines serving as guidelines for a cutting tool whereby the comestible is divided into uniformly shaped portions. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150373998 | SERPENTINE BAKING PAN AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The present invention is a baking pan having a bottom connected to four side walls. One side wall is a semicircular side having a perimeter measuring about 180°. Another side wall is substantially straight and connected to the semicircular side. Another side wall is substantially straight side and connected to another end of the semicircular side. The fourth side wall is an arc side connecting the two substantially straight sides. One of the substantially straight sides is substantially equal in length to the radius of the arc side. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20190141943 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PROCESSING STRETCHED-CURD CHEESES | 05-16-2019 |
